Rotary game



April 16, 1929. o. J. HERMANN ROTARY GAIIE Filed July 5, 1928 INVENTQRTo JHZ'RNANJT ArToRNEY; l

Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES n PATENT oF FICE. y

OTTO J'. HERMANN, 0]."` LAKKEIVOOD, OHIO.

Application led .Tuly 5,

upon convenient removal and reversal of certain parts; and to devisesuch an arrangement which, at the same time, is of comparatively simpleand compact construction and which therefore can be manufactured andsold at comparatively low cost.

Other objects will appear from the follow-V ing description and claimswhen considered together with the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a plan view; Fig. 2 is a view taken on. line 2 2 of 1; andFig. 3 is a View taken on Vline 3-8 of Fig. 2.

The box l, which may be of circular, rectangular, or other suitableform, may be stamped out of metal and is provided witha centrallydisposedupset portion 2 which is adapted to have permanently securedthereto the post 3. This post has its upper end pointed and is adaptedto support for rotation thereupon the hollow shank portion 4rof thehandle or spinner element.

which the disc 6 is adapted to abut and to be secured thereagainst bymeans of the nut 7 engaging the screw-threaded portion 8 on the shank 4.The lmuiled upper end portion 9 is adapted to bc engaged by the fingersof the operator for spinning the disc which is supported and carried inthemanner just now described. The disc 6 is provided with two differentsets of cliaiacters upon each side thereof, each set of charactersrepresenting a certain form of game, as will appear from the drawing'.

There is provided a cover 10 which has frictional engagement with thetop portion of the box 1 and has an inwardly extending flange portion 11Ywhich overhangs the marginal edge portion of the disc 6. The flange 11serves asa means of protecting the edge yportion of the disc and at thesame time af-` fords a convenient means of support for the arrow`12which may be painted thereupon or stamped in the metal of the cover.A

As will be'seen from the drawing, the cover y is readily removable fromvthe box and the spiniierelement is also removable from the` box 3 afterthe cover has been removed. The

disc'may be removed from thevspinner ele-l ment upon removal of the iiut7 and the disc may be reversed, with the result that either This spin- 1ner element has a shoulder portion 5 againstk 1928. Serial No. 290,594.

side of the disc may be displayed so as to employ the games upon eitherside .of the disc.

In using the game, the idea'isto spin the disc and to employ either theouter orinner series of indications upon the one surface of the disc.For instance, as shown in Fig. 1, the outer series of indicationsrepresents a golf game, ywhereas thel inner series refers to an airplaneflight. Theplayers will take turns in spinning the disc and will notewhich indication comes to position opposite the arrow 12, according towhich of the two games is being played. Recordwill then be kept for.each playery of the diiferent indications which come opposite the arrow,the entire game. f

l,Then when it is desired to play one of the othergames on the reverseside .of the disc, it is merely necessary to move the nut 7 and tofollow the-procedure above outlined. The

throughout outer series of indications on the reverse side in structureVand which at the same time affords the possibility of playing any oneof several different games by simply reversing the disc Aupon itssupporting member. By means of the cover, as above described, the edgeof the disc, which may be of cardboard or any other suitable material,is protected,

and furthermore, the disc is prevented from i unduly 'Wobbling Becauseof the comparatively simple strucf ture here involved, this amusementdevice may be manufactured and sold at comparatively low cost and at theSametime, it is well adapted for attractive decoration. An-

other advantage consists in the fact that both the post and the covertherefor may' be stamped out of metal, which furthermore serves Atowardthe simplicity of construction and low cost of manufacture.

Further advantages will be obvious to one invention,l relates.

What I claim is; y

An amusement device comprising a box, an upright post secured in thebottomy of said who isslilled in the art to which the present box, avspinner means having a hollowv shankv portion rotatably and removablymounted upon said post, said spinner means having a shoulder and ascrew-threaded portion, a ceniio marginal portion ofwseid disk, enindicator provided noon the said flange for eri-opera- Ytion with saidseries of indications, whereby seid disk` may he reversed upon removaland adjiietinent of said removable parte, substantiaily as described Intestimony whereof, l hereby a'iix my signature. Y

GTT() J. -ERMANN.

